The action was carried out by “about thirty” activists, according to the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion, which claimed responsibility for the operation.
The facade of the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris was covered in paint on Monday morning, AFP learned from the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion, which claimed responsibility for this action, in particular to denounce “tax optimization” of the LVMH group.
“About ten minutes”
In a video posted on Twitter by journalist Clément Lanot, a group of activists was filmed spraying the establishment – closed on Monday – with orange and pink paint.
Activists threw paint on the transparent facades using “fire extinguishers” and by means of “paint bombs“formed from”small balloons“, explained a spokesperson for the organization to AFP.
“Tax optimization”
The action carried out bythirty” of activists, according to the organization, took place around 9:30 a.m. and lasted “about ten minutes“. Extinction Rebellion intended through this action, to target the luxury group LVMH which it accuses of”Tax optimization“.”In this current social context where the French are giving up one meal a day because of inflation, the health of large groups is indecent“, says the spokesperson.
“The wage and social demands of the unions have our full support“, he added, in reference to the inter-union procession of May 1 which set off in the pouring rain, before the lull, from Place de la République from 2:00 p.m. to Place de la Nation.
Located in the Bois de Boulogne, the Louis Vuitton Foundation, one of the busiest museums in Paris, is currently presenting the exhibition Basquiat x Warhol, four hands.
The Ministry of Justice and the Ritz targeted
A few kilometers away, another Parisian site, the famous Place Vendôme, was also targeted by the environmental collective Last renovation. THE “six citizens“who took part in the action were”arrested“, told AFP a spokesperson for the movement.
Around noon, they threw orange paint”using fire extinguishers“, on the facade and forecourt of the Ministry of Justice, said the organization in a press release. On this Place Vendôme known throughout the world for its luxury jewelry, the facade of the Ritz hotel was also targeted. by paint jets launched by means of “balloons“balloons.
“This action marks the urgency to resist to combine climate justice and social justice“, justified the organization in a press release. “By protecting the ultra-rich, who are primarily responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, our government is weakening the poorest among us“, she denounced, also attacking “unfair pension reform“, “a climatic law“.”By pushing workers to work two more years, it supports a productivist and polluting economy that depletes natural resources and disrupts ecosystems.“, she added in her press release.
Founded in early 2022, Last Renovation has multiplied brilliant actions to demand an ambitious energy renovation plan, disrupting the Tour de France, Roland-Garros, a PSG-OM match or the César ceremony.